John Fredand family, " late of Ireland," received 5 Mo. 13, 1713,
dated 12 Mo. 25, 1712-13, from Carlow Meeting, County Carlow,
Ireland. Children Nicholas and Rachel, are clear in a relation to
marriage.

Benjamin Fred, son of John, late of Ireland, unmarried, received 5 Mo.
1713, dated 10 Mo. 21, 1712. He returned to Ireland on business in 1713, and remained perhaps a year.
— Hist. Chester Co., p. 553.

In 1671, in County Armagh, John Fred had his goods seized by the
"priest" of Loughall for tithes [Stockdale, 4]. William Edmundson
[Journal, 280] states that in 1706 he came "to Enniscorphy [Enniscorthy]
and the next Day went to John Fred's and had a large Meeting in a Barn,
it being on first Day of the Week."

John Fred and his family settled in Birmingham, Chester County, where
John died March, 1719-1720, and his widow in 1723.

Benjamin Fred, son of John, was m. 4 Mo. 20, 1721, to Deborah, daughter
of Simon Hadly, of New Castle County, and removed to New Garden, where
he died in 1752, leaving no children. His sister Rachel married 4 Mo.
20, 1721, James Miller, son of Gayen, of Kennett, and after his death
married James Miller, son of James and Catharine.

Nicholas Fred, son of John, married about 1720, Ann, daughter of Joseph
Need, of Darby. He lived in Birmingham and was interested in a mill
there. Had children : Mary, John, Joseph, Catharine.

Joseph Fred was married 10 Mo. 18, 1753, to Sarah, daughter of Joshua
Hadly, then of Virginia. He removed to the neighborhood of New Garden,
and had children : Mary, Ann, Benjamin, Joseph, Joshua, Thomas, and
Nicholas. — Futhey and Cope, Hist. Chester County, 553-4.

(2) William Edmundson, "A journal of the life, travels, sufferings and
labour of love in the work of the ministry, of that worthy elder and
faithful servant of Jesus Christ, William Edmundson," (published by Mary
Hinde, London, 1774)